Lauren Vaknine

My Enemy, My Friend (eBook, ePUB)

The touching and inspirational true story of how a young girl used her positive attitude to overcome debilitating Arthritis

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

My Enemy, My Friend is the touching and inspirational story of a broken girl in a wheelchair who found strength and comfort despite her life changing disability. Diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 2, Lauren's anger towards her disability drove her into a rapid downward spiral of self-destruction. Adolescence filled with broken promises and a suddenly deteriorating disease led her to borderline anorexia, depression, drugs and other tremendously traumatic experiences; Lauren recalls these experiences for the first time within this book, and how ultimately, her break from mainstream views on health and adoption of a holistic approach to healthcare got her into remission. In this most honest and poignant account of a lifetime of illness spanning twenty-eight years, the author explores unspoken subjects, such as the deep, underlying emotional issues that ensue through a physical illness and affect everyone close to the person with the illness, not just the person suffering physically. Lauren Vaknine talks openly about this issue and stresses the need for emotional support or counselling to be offered to families of children with chronic illnesses. In Lauren's case, her family had to find their own way, with no guidance whatsoever and here, she takes a deeper look into how this affected each of them, including herself, where she learns that it was the resentment towards her illness that led her to the darkest of times. She also illustrates why homeopathy should no longer be considered the "last resort". From a wheelchair-bound eighteen year old taking conventional medication, to a healthy twenty-five year old on nothing but homeopathy and supplements, it raises a few very controversial questions; is it the placebo effect and the belief that works or is there more to these time-honoured remedies than we give them credit for? And have Lauren's spiritual beliefs helped along the way at all? The author tries to understand why she is the only person in her situation with no joint deformities, joint replacements or organ damage. Is it a coincidence? Whatever your views on spiritual growth and integrated medicine, one thing remains true, Lauren Vaknine's depiction of emotional and physical pain will make it hard for you to put down this book and any parent, child or person who has ever been ill, will be able to relate to the issues so honestly touched upon in this book.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lauren Vaknine
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781908795182
• Artikelnr.: 52676174

Autorenporträt

Lauren Vaknine, now twenty-seven years old, from Edgware, North West London, was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis aged two. Her fate had been decided for her - by the age of twenty she would most likely be wheelchair bound. This in fact happened by the time she was eighteen. Through sheer will power and with the aid of homeopathy, other complementary medicines and a very supportive family, Lauren turned it all around and is now healthier than most average twenty-seven year olds. In 2010, she wrote and published the first edition of 'My Enemy, My Friend', a book about her experiences with the disease and how she used homeopathy and power of the mind to turn her negative experiences into a positive outcome. Aside from running her own interior design business, Lauren now acts as patient spokesperson for the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine and is the youngest ever trustee of the British Homeopathic Association. She is also working with the Health Select Committee at the Houses of Parliament to help improve paediatric care on the NHS. Since publishing 'My Enemy, My Friend', Lauren has become a keen public speaker and has given inspirational and moving talks in the UK and abroad. She has been asked to speak at Parliamentary events, conferences, hospital events, launches, private events and exhibitions. She is continuing to write and hopes to publish her first fiction novel in 2012. Lauren enjoys reading, watching films, travelling, walks in the park with her dog and shopping. She now lives in Borehamwood with her boyfriend Daniel and their dog, Milo.